Elevating Black Women on this MLK Day

This MLK Day, I want to hype black women. Yesterday a dear friend poured out a bit of her heart concerning the recent resignation of Claudine Gay and on the heels of that, Antoinette “Bonnie” Candia-Bailey taking her own life. These, she shared with us, are just two of the many black women struggling in…

I’ll Just Tell You Up Front: It’s About Roe

I'm meeting a friend in a few hours and had intended to spend my morning getting all the important things I needed to do done before I join her for a picnic lunch. As I made my way to the bathroom upon waking to brush my teeth, I made the mistake of looking at what…

Prom, Purity Culture and Trans Rights

Tonight I'm going to Prom. As a chaperone, of course. It has been twenty-two years since I last attended a prom. My junior year of high school a friend asked me to go with him and we joined a larger group of mutual friends who had all paired off with others for whom they had…

A Word For the Good Christian

I don't know how to start. But maybe like this: Imagine Good Christian, that your Bible thumping kiddo is no longer allowed to bring their Good Book to school. That's the first step. You've seen the anti-religion front coming for a while, you've warned your friends and family about it, you've posted the memes about…

Books of 2021, Books for 2022

I used to do a list of my top books every year, but haven't done one in a while. When a friend asked earlier today what recommendations I had, I figured I'd give it a shot. Here are 15 books I read in 2021 that I would highly recommend. The are not in any particular…